Hot Air Balloon Ride

Early in the morning, my school and I had a hot air balloon day on the school field.

I had to wait in a really big line because heaps of children wanted a turn. The balloon had red, yellow and orange stripes around it. It was named Wildfire.

As the line got shorter and shorter, I got nervous. Madeline, Paige and Brogan went up in the balloon with me. When it was our turn, we had to hurry because the balloon people had to hold onto the balloon because it kept going up.

As we got in the balloon, we got a fright from the flame thrower going off.

The balloon hovered above the ground. We climbed  in the balloon’s cane basket and had our turn. The basket we were in was enormous. The  balloon was enormous too.

While the balloon was lifted with ropes and lifted into the air, I was excited. The balloon was carefully going up to the sky and in the air. We didn’t go up that high, though. As the balloon was in the sky, it was floating gracefully. When our turn was finished, we climbed out of the balloon. We were so happy.  Yay! that was my first time in a hot air balloon.  

It was so much fun riding in the balloon because it was my first time.

St Patrick's Day

St Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March the 17th every year. It is celebrated around the world in different ways.

In New York, people drink green beer and they put green lights around the Empire State Building.
In Auckland, New Zealand, people talk about Irish things and dance to Irish music and if you go to Auckland, the Sky Tower will be green.
In Chicago, USA, the people will dye their river green for Saint Patrick’s Day.
In Australia, Sydney, the people will celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with a parade at noon.
In London, England, the people will have a parade with colourful floats and marching bands.
In Belgium, people wear suits in that country and have a parade to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day.
In Tokyo, Japan, they will celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with a parade.

In Munich, Germany, they will have bands and do Irish dancing to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day

My Shell

On Wednesday, my teacher brought some shells to school. My class got to pick a shell. I picked a shell and it was shaped as an oval. It was really smooth. Our teacher said we could keep our shell and we were really surprised and happy. All of our shells came from Matauri Bay up north.

Honey Bees

What I found out: Honey bees go off and collect pollen and nectar from flowers. They get pollen in their pollen baskets and they get nectar and get it all around them. They bring it back to the hive and put it in the little cells in their hive and put the honey from their honey stomach and store it in the hive.

Ash Wednesday